Golf club cover



Patented May 23, 1950 yUNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE GOLF CLUB COVER FrankB. Le Fevre, Balboa, Calif.

Application September 17, 1947, Serial No. 774,451

(Cl. 15d-52) 2 Claims. l

This invention relates to improvements in covers for the wooden heads ofgolf clubs.

An object of the invention is to provide a cover for protecting the headand the shaft adjacent the head, against mars, scratches and weather.

The wooden heads of clubs are usually finished with a high polish, andduring the course of play, there is nothing encountered that wil1materially scratch or mar the high polish. However, during the time theclubs are moved into and out of the golf bag, while the clubs are instorage, or should the bag be accidentally moved, the heads, if notprotected, will be marred and scratched.

Covers that are tied onto the heads delay the player in the use thereof,and difficulty is occasioned in removing the desired club from the bag.

Another object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a cover ofthis type that is easily applied to or removed from the head of theclub, but once applied to the head, will stay thereon permanently untilremoved.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists of the novel details of construction, arrangement andcombination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is an elevational view of an embodiment of the invention asapplied to the head of a golf club;

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the device in open position eitherbefore or after removal thereof;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device;

Figure 4 is a front view of Figure 1 and Figure 5 is a transversesectional View thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral I0designates the cover embodying the invention, which can be formed of anynon-breakable, color-fast flexible plastic or light weight material.

The cover I0 comprises a pair of semi-spherical shaped sections or jawsII and I2 respectively, which are designed to conform to the shape ofthe golf club head I3, to which they are applied for the protectionthereof. The section I I, at the rear end thereof, is provided with asemi-cylindrical angularly disposed extension I4, while the section I2is provided with a similar semi-cylindrical angularly disposed extensionI5. The extensions are adapted to conform to the shape of and protectthe shaft I6 of the golf club adjacent the head I3 thereof.

2 The lower edge of the section II is bifurcated at I1 so that the upperedge of the section I2 will t therein to provide a weathertight seal andcompletely cover the head I3. The inside surfaces of the sections II andI2 are sprayed with an adhesive to which flux I8 is applied or a mixtureof adhesive and flux may be sprayed thereon to protect and preventscratching of the club head.

Secured to the forward end of each section is a substantially V-shapedhandle I9 which handles are in inverted relation to each other, so thata pin 20 inserted through the apex of the handles will hingedly connectthe handles and the sections secured thereto. A spring 2I sleeved on thepin 20 and engaging the handles urges the handles apart to close thesections together to retain the sections on the head I3.

By compressing the handles I9, the sections are opened, jaw-fashion, topermit the application thereof to the head I3, and release of thehandles will cause the sections to close and conform to and cover thehead I3.

This type of cover possesses a great advantage over the present day typeof covers, using strings to secure the covers to the golf heads, sinceit prevents the knotting of the strings used in securing the cover tothe club.

The cover may be removed and clamped on the golf bag or secured at anyother convenient location when the club is being used, without danger ofloss thereof.

It is believed that, from the foregoing description, the structure andoperation of the device will be apparent to those skilled in the art,and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details ofconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to,provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope ofthe appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A cover for the head of a wooden golf club, comprising a pair ofsemi-spherical shaped sections made of light weight semi-rigid material,substantially V-shaped handles secured to said sections at the forwardends thereof, means for pivotally connecting said handles at their apexin operative relation to each other, manually releasable spring biasmeans for urging the handleconnected sections into normally closedposition about the club head. semi-cylindrical extensions formedintegrally with said sections at the rear ends thereof, and disposed atan angle there- The following references are of record inthe Y le ofthis patent:

Number 10 'Y-Number Y UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Y Chase Mar. 8.1927 Bucklin Mar. 31, 1936 Copell May 19, 1942 Whitehead Mar. 11, 1947Lauretti June 17, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Nov.10, 1932 Great Britain July 26, 1939

